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Danny Cook 19th October 2oo2 Jesse Owens Biography James Cleveland Owens was born in 1913 in a small town in Alabama with his parents Henry and Emma Owens, when J.C. was eight, his parents decided to move the family to Cleveland. One day in gym class, the students were timed in the 60-yard dash. When Coach Charlie Riley saw the raw, yet natural talent that young Jesse had, he immediately invited him to run for the track team. Although Jesse was unable to participate in after-school practices because of work, Coach Riley offered to train him in the mornings. Jesse agreed. At Cleveland East Technical High School Jesse became a track star. As a senior, he tied the world record in the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.4 seconds, only to tie it again while running in the Interscholastic Championships in Chicago. While in Chicago, he also leaped a distance of 24 feet...

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